Catch for automobile-hoods.



T.1.KEH0E. CATCH fos AUTOMOBILE Hoons. APPLICATION FILED MA'RMN 1914.

Patented Ot 19, 1915 -INVENTOK Am 1,11! www.

' clear, and-eXaCt'deSCriptiOn ofthe invention,- .su'c'haswill enable othersjskilled inthe .art4

' `to such use as it may' be used in 'any con'necil UTEDSTL TES.-

To all-whom z'- may concern;

--Be it known that I, T HoMAs J.. KEHOE, a

citizenf the'United States, and ariesidentof- Toledo, in' the county of Lucas Iand'State Vof Ohio,` have 4.invented va certain ynew and useful Catch for .Automobile-Hoods;' and l do hereby declare the following to be a full,

y:to which it appertains to nake and use theV same, reference being had to the-accompany? :ing drawings, 'andto the characters ofref.

erencemarked thereon, whichforma part of".

this speciiication. l

' sides in closed position, but is not restricted tion for which ii "may -beappiop'riate` The .object of my invention is the---pro vision of an improvedfastening means of,

the character described', which is simple,

strong and durable ineits construction, ca-

'p ablelv of beingeasily vand quickly operated4 to fastener releasefga. side of .a hood, and is` also yieldable in-fits nature to compensate for wear, and toyieldingly joinv the connected parts to prevent.rattlingand other free relative movements thereof. J E A. further object o f my .invention is the provisionof a device -A ofthis' character, which, vin addition to serving as a catch member for attachinga side of a hood to a fixed portion ofan automobile frame, also serves as a handle by'means o f which the raising and lowering-movementsfof th'` hood side may.. be controlled. Further objects .and advantages of the invention" will be apparent' from the fol? lowing detailed description thereof.

The invention is 4fully described in the folvlowing specification, 'and while, in its broader aspect, it is .capable of embodiment in numerous-forms, a preferred embodiment Figurel is a'plan View of portions of a hood side and adjacent sill-strip with my invention associated therewith and in locked position. Fig. 2 is a side'elevation thereof with the hood side and sill-strip in section,

thereof is illustrated in the accompanying' and Fig. 3 is aninner side elevation of the specification oi tettirateut. i

catchmember .with apart thereof in central This invention '..relatesl- "particularlyf to catches or fasteningV means for the sides of automobile hoods Ato releasably retain' such"V for freereciprocatory movements therein,

p .of theustem, and is of. 4

its ends to project. beyond the respective sides of the stem in positionto receive the- CATCH non Amricains-noone;

i raieitedoer. 19,1915.

Appiianon aiea'naren 4,1914. .seriineszazef l longitudinal section: Referring to the drawings,Y 1 designatesa side bar of an automobile chassis, A2. a :Side 1 y portion of an associated hood,' and a sillf strip,jone of which -is iiXedlymoun'ted on a; barflat each Isideof the hood and is'p'ro-h 60 vided at its inner end {with an' upstanding'-l tlanget against the outer side` of Whichfthe 1 .lower-edge of the" adjacent hood side is' in- :tended to bear, as indicated. .v The catch embodying my invention co1nprises al'bracket member 5, which is riveted or Aotlfierw-ise suitably-iXed-to the outer side i of thehood 2 .adjacent to its lower edge and has'a stud Orstem' 6-projecting*downward 'therefrom lin substantially parallel -spaced relation tothe hood side. and terminating at its lfwefr eV d near thelwer edge of the'hood side', as bestshown in Fig. 2.

A 'barrel 'orshell of substantially cylindrical form is'mounte'd-on the stem 6 for free' longitudinal movements thereon, and

has itsopening or interi-or of' greater diame{ te'r than the stem to provide a space 'therebe--r tween in which a coiled compression spring 8 is disposed. The upperend ot the barrel 7v is contracted to form' `a .bearing .for the stem 6., in registerfwitli the longitudinal axis vof the barrel, andto' form a part .for oppos ing the thrust of one'end of .thezsprin'g The bariel 7 is approximately the same length as the stem 6 and is centralized at its lowerV open end-'relative to the stem by a I plunger part 9, which lits within the barrel and has al central opening for receiving the stem 6. The plunger 9 receives' the outer vend thrust ofthe spring 8 and'is 'retained-f'-v on the stein by-'a pin l0 which isinserted through an opening in suiiicient length for spring-influenced 'thrust of the 'It is preferable to make the pluncup-shape, as shown, so that the with the washer against the ontward plunger. ger 9 of bearing contact wall of the barrel 7 will not'only bebroad-v ened, but the 4Vpin 10 prevented from removal from the stem when its ends are in registerv with the side flange of the plunger. .'It `is thus evident that to remove the pin 10 it is the outer end portion j 4,0,form an oblique angle with the finger 12, as :indicated in Fig. 1so that when the finger necessary to move the plunger inward on t-lie stem (3 a sul'licient distance to move the side.

part and finger preferably project in slib- 'stantially opposite directions from the barrel. The linger 12 is intended to be projected inward under the lower edge of the adjacent hood side 2 and through a registering opening 1?) in the sill flange l, and is provided on the upper side of its f-ree end with a lip or flange 1l for preventing an accidental withdrawal of the linger from the opening by reason of shocks, frame vibration, or the like. rThe opening 13 is so disposed with relation to the linger 12, when the adjacent hood side is in closed position and the barrel T is in its normal position, as toV require a depression of the barrel 7 relative to the stem (i and against the tension of the spring S in order to place the linger 1:2 and opening 13 in register. thuscausing the linger when 4inserted through the opening and bearing upwardagainst the top wall thereof to exert a downward pulling force through the barrel T, spring S and stem G on the attached 'hood side.

lVhen the finger is lowered inregister with Aan opening 13 it is' moved therein by a pai'- tial turning movement Aofthe barrel,` substantially a quarter turn being required to place the linger into and out of engagement with the opening, as indicated in Fig. 1. It is preferable to have the control arm 11 is in locked or released relation to the sill flange l the control arm 11 will stand at one side or the other of a plane disposed longitudinally of the barrel and at right angles to said flange, as indicated in Fig. 1.

It is evident that any desired numer of catch means forming my invention may be employed at each side of the hood, and also that the same may be easily and quickly placed in engagement with or released from the sill flange 4 by pressing downward on the control handles 11 and then turning the same in the desired direction.

I wish it understood that my invention is not limited to any specific construction, arrangement or form of the parts as numerous modifications of the same may be made within the scope of. the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure b v Letters Patent, is,-

1. The combination with av lined part and a part movable relative thereto, said fixed part having an opening therein, of a stein carried by the movable part, a member mounted for rotary and yielding axial movements on said stem and having a control handle, .and a .catch finger projecting from opposite side thereof, the catch linger .being adapted to project into said fixed part opening and to cooperate therewith to retain the parts in rigid relation.

2. The. combination with an automobile hood andal sill strip, said strip having an opening therein, of a bracket carried by a. side of the hood and having a stein disposed in spaced relation to the hood and projecting toward the adjacent free edge thereof. and a member mounted for rotary and yielding axial movements on said stem and having` a catch' finger for insertion' within the sillstrip opening when in register therewith.

3. The combination with a sill strip having an upstanding flange provided with an of the hood. in spaced substantially parallel relation thereto and projecting to adjacent its lower edge, a member mounted for rotary and axial movements on said stem and having a` catch finger and a control, handle projecting from opposite sides thereof, the linger being adapted to project within said iia'nge opening, and'meansresisting an aXial movement of the member in one direction on the stem.

t. A catch comprising a bracket part having a stem projecting therefrom, a cyliiidrical member mounted on said stem and having one end contracted and`formin;- a bearing around the stem, a plunger carried by the stem for working within the outer end of said member, a coiled compression spring encircling the stem within said member and having its opposite ends thrust against the contracted end of the member and said plunger, and a catch finger projecting laterally'from said member.

5. The combination with a. fixed part hav# a catch opening therein, and a part which is movablewith respect to said fixed part, of a bracket fixed tol said movable part in spaced relationto an edge thereof and having a stem which projects toward the adjacent edge of the movable part in spaced substantially parallel relation to said part, a barrel mounted for longitudinal reciprocatory movements on said stem and having its bore larger than said stem and having the end thereof which is adjacent to the bracket contracted to fit the stem for sliding and turning movements thereon, said barrel having` a lever member projecting trans- -versely from one end portion thereof, and a l in'cnfaple'-iii-tv register Witlfi Asaid opening 'by In testimony whereof, I 'li-ave hereunto 101 lengthwise movementsof-the barrelon said signed my name 'to this specification inthe. stem and intovsaid opening by` vturning presence AoftWo subscribing Witnesses. movements 'of jtheba-rrel on 'said' stenna 'l coiled compressionjspring encircling the 5 v THOMAS J.'KEF.[O1*`J.Y

s't'em Within said barrel and :1L-plunger part v I. removably 'carried at thegoter'end of said W nesses.:

stem for movementinto the barrel -ador PLD. WAGNER,l

.l receiving the outeren'd thrust of seidspring.y I f E. E. THMASI. v 

